Scottish Human Rights Law Group

The Scottish Human Rights Law Group is pleased to announce the next in its 2009/10 lecture series:
Contributing editor Zoe Picton-Howell of the University of Edinburgh will be giving a talk on Human Rights & Child Disability.

Contribution by Zoe Picton-Howell
In this Scottish case, an application by a father acting on behalf of his young child with disabilities and serious health problems, for judicial review of section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, as being incompatible with provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights was rejected by the Court of Sessions. …

Contribution by:  Jennifer Spence
Court of Session (Inner House), 21 January 2010
Lord President (Hamilton), Lady Paton, Lord Carloway
Mr K, the unmarried father of a child (“X”), born 6 May 2002, applied to the Sheriff for parental rights and responsibilities in terms of section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36) (“the Act”).  Mr K was named on X’s birth certificate …

Contribution by Maria Clarke
The ECHR ruled unanimously that the deportation of a Pakistani national who had resided in the UK since he was three years old would be a breach of Art 8 of the ECHR if carried through.
Taking account of the time spent in UK, the lack of ties with Pakistan, the strength of his ties to UK and …

By Zoe Picton-Howell, Solicitor (England & Wales) (Hons)
Doctoral Research Student, School of Law, University of Edinburgh
1. Disability as a Human rights Issue
The UNCRC is the first international human rights treaty to expressly recognise disability as a human rights issue. State parties to the UNCRC must “respect and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each child …